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In The Studio: COVID-19's Impact On Health Care, Education And The Valley's Economy

KVPR | By Kathleen Schock

Published March 13, 2020 at 12:14 PM PDT

Charles Nies (left), UC Merced vice chancellor of student affairs, and Dr. Terrance McGovern (right), medical director for Madera Community Hospital emergency services.

With the arrival of travel-related cases of COVID-19 to the San Joaquin Valley, FM89's Kathleen Schock looks into how the disease is affecting the local healthcare system, higher education and the economy. She speaks with Dr. Rais Vohra with the Fresno County Department of Public Health, Dr. Terrance McGovern with Madera Community Hospital, Charles Nies, vice chancellor of student affairs at UC Merced and Nyakundi Michieka, assistant professor of economics at CSU Bakersfield.

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Kathleen Schock is the host of Valley Edition. In the show, Kathleen and the Valley Public Radio news team explore issues that matter to the residents of Central California through engaging conversations and in-depth reporting.

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